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The new electorate of Whitlam
Oct 17^th, 2015 at 8:48am

http://www.illawarramercury.com.au/story/3427288/throsby-renamed-whitlam-in-boun...

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Throsby will be renamed Whitlam, a report into the proposed redistribution of federal electorates in NSW has revealed.

The Redistribution Committee for NSW published details of its proposed boundary changes on Friday.

The committee has suggested Throsby be renamed Whitlam in honour of the former Prime Minister, Edward Gough Whitlam.

Boundary shifts have been mooted for all Illawarra seats. The changes are varied, but relatively minor.

A shift in Whitlam’s boundaries would see it gain 209 people from around Unanderra (formerly Cunningham), 2981 from the area around Bundanoon, Penrose and Exeter (Hume), while 16,047 will move from the Gilmore electorate.

The entire Shellharbour Local Government Area would sit within the proposed Whitlam seat.

Under the proposal, Gilmore would extend as far south as Tuross Heads and gain almost 22,000 voters around from its southern neighbour, Eden-Monaro (Liberal).

Elsewhere, Cunningham gains 8275 voters around Port Kembla and Warrawong from Throsby. In order to keep Cunningham out of metropolitan Sydney, its northern edge shifts south to the Wollongong LGA boundary.

The committee says moving the Illawarra out of the Greater Sydney region contributes to a “cumulative shortfall of electors” in the region, the reason for all coastal seats moving south.

The redistribution has been prompted by a decrease in NSW representation in the House of Representatives, from 48 to 47 seats.

I suppose it's fitting for such a bastion of 'True-Believerness'.... Undecided

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Re: The new electorate of Whitlam
Reply #1 - Oct 17^th, 2015 at 9:00am

It is normal for deceased PMs to be honoured with an electorate named after them in their home state. They are also proposing to rename the Division of Fraser in the ACT so the name can become available for a Victorian electorate at Victoria's next redistribution.

There will eventually also be electorates named after Hawke, Keating, Howard, Rudd, Gillard, Abbott and Turnbull. Even Prime Ministers who only served as caretakers for less than a month are honoured in this way. This is why we have Divisions of McEwen, Page and Forde.

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Swagman Gold Member Offline Beware of cheap imitations...... Posts: 15095 Illawarra NSW Gender:	Re: The new electorate of Whitlam Reply #2 - Oct 17^th, 2015 at 9:08am Bam wrote on Oct 17^th, 2015 at 9:00am: There will eventually also be electorates named after Hawke, Keating, Howard, Rudd, Gillard, Abbott and Turnbull ......I wonder what Kat would do if they re-named his electorate "Abbott" That would be a 'katastrophe'
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Kat Gold Member Offline Socialism IS the answer. Posts: 17709 Everywhere and no-where Gender:	Re: The new electorate of Whitlam Reply #3 - Oct 17^th, 2015 at 9:14am Swagman wrote on Oct 17^th, 2015 at 9:08am: Bam wrote on Oct 17^th, 2015 at 9:00am: There will eventually also be electorates named after Hawke, Keating, Howard, Rudd, Gillard, Abbott and Turnbull ......I wonder what Kat would do if they re-named his electorate "Abbott" That would be a 'katastrophe' He'd move.
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Re: The new electorate of Whitlam
Reply #4 - Oct 17^th, 2015 at 9:18am

Swagman wrote on Oct 17^th, 2015 at 9:08am:

Bam wrote on Oct 17^th, 2015 at 9:00am:

There will eventually also be electorates named after Hawke, Keating, Howard, Rudd, Gillard, Abbott and Turnbull

......I wonder what Kat would do if they re-named his electorate "Abbott" Grin

That would be a 'katastrophe' Grin

Be fitting if it only encompassed the local tip Cheesy

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Re: The new electorate of Whitlam
Reply #5 - Oct 17^th, 2015 at 9:49am

Kat wrote on Oct 17^th, 2015 at 9:14am:

Swagman wrote on Oct 17^th, 2015 at 9:08am:

Bam wrote on Oct 17^th, 2015 at 9:00am:

There will eventually also be electorates named after Hawke, Keating, Howard, Rudd, Gillard, Abbott and Turnbull

......I wonder what Kat would do if they re-named his electorate "Abbott" Grin

That would be a 'katastrophe' Grin

He'd move.

...to the electorate of Whitlam?

We'd be neighbours Shocked

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Redmond Neck Gold Member Offline OzPolitic Posts: 21698 ACT Gender:	Re: The new electorate of Whitlam Reply #6 - Oct 17^th, 2015 at 9:53am It also looks like the ACT seat of Fraser is to be renamed at some stage to allow the future use of the name for a renamed Victorian seat in honour of Malcolm Fraser
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Johnsmith Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 4716 Gender:	Re: The new electorate of Whitlam Reply #7 - Oct 17^th, 2015 at 10:16am good news ... I'll have to give some serious consideration to moving back now.
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Re: The new electorate of Whitlam
Reply #8 - Oct 17^th, 2015 at 10:33am

Swagman wrote on Oct 17^th, 2015 at 9:08am:

Bam wrote on Oct 17^th, 2015 at 9:00am:

There will eventually also be electorates named after Hawke, Keating, Howard, Rudd, Gillard, Abbott and Turnbull

......I wonder what Kat would do if they re-named his electorate "Abbott" Grin

That would be a 'katastrophe' Grin

There is a positive side to that happening.

IMO it would be worse to live in Howard, Abbott had some redeeming aspects.

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Re: The new electorate of Whitlam
Reply #9 - Oct 20^th, 2015 at 8:20am

Kat wrote on Oct 17^th, 2015 at 9:14am:

Swagman wrote on Oct 17^th, 2015 at 9:08am:

Bam wrote on Oct 17^th, 2015 at 9:00am:

There will eventually also be electorates named after Hawke, Keating, Howard, Rudd, Gillard, Abbott and Turnbull

......I wonder what Kat would do if they re-named his electorate "Abbott" Grin

That would be a 'katastrophe' Grin

He'd move.

Which wouldn't be hard to do. put his entire belongings into a plastic bag and take off on a bike.

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Re: The new electorate of Whitlam
Reply #10 - Oct 20^th, 2015 at 9:08am

Swagman wrote on Oct 17^th, 2015 at 9:08am:

Bam wrote on Oct 17^th, 2015 at 9:00am:

There will eventually also be electorates named after Hawke, Keating, Howard, Rudd, Gillard, Abbott and Turnbull

......I wonder what Kat would do if they re-named his electorate "Abbott" Grin

That would be a 'katastrophe' Grin

They'd need to find a massive idiot , fitting of Abbott, to be the MP of that electorate. Grin

Anyone who can't read or write should apply.

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aquascoot Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 35106 Gender:	Re: The new electorate of Whitlam Reply #11 - Oct 20^th, 2015 at 9:10am I shall move to the new electorate of Howard when it is created. It would be an honour to live there
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Prime Minister for Canyons Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 26906 Canberra Gender:	Re: The new electorate of Whitlam Reply #12 - Oct 20^th, 2015 at 9:13am Its a name of an electorate, does it really matter?
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skippy. Gold Member Offline Posts: 20882 Gender:	Re: The new electorate of Whitlam Reply #13 - Oct 20^th, 2015 at 9:25am There is a suburb named Downer in Canberra,I wonder if that is named after Alexander's father? Anyone know?
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Bam Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 21905 Gender:	Re: The new electorate of Whitlam Reply #14 - Oct 20^th, 2015 at 10:35am Prime Minister for Canyons wrote on Oct 20^th, 2015 at 9:13am: Its a name of an electorate, does it really matter? No, it doesn't matter that much.
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